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Schadauer Tobacco Store

Date: 1880
Description: A man posing in the open doorway of Julius Schadauer's tobacco shop at 101 State Street. The sign above the doorway reads: "Schadauer of Cigars Fact. No 62...
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Soldiers' Grove

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Soldiers' Grove with a bridge in the foreground.
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Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Johnson Wax Research and Development Tower under construction.
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Demolition of Mapleside

Date: 1970
Description: Historic home on University Avenue being demolished. The home was replaced by Burger King, a fast-food, drive-in restaurant.
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Fourth Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1912
Description: The fourth Wisconsin State Capitol during construction of the dome.
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Ashland Ore Dock

Date: 1885
Description: Ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad, with a pile of logs in the foreground and docked ships in the background.
Postcard

Menominee Reservation Sawmill

Date: 1910
Description: Sawmill on a Menominee Indian reservation, with logs floating in the water in the foreground. Caption reads: "Menominee Indian Mills."
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Science Hall

Date: 1882
Description: View of Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus from the southwest.
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Ore dock of Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad

Date: 1885
Description: View of the ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad. Large logs, buildings and a railroad bridge are in the foreground.
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Ore Dock

Date: 1929
Description: View of an ore dock on Chequamegon Bay. Buildings on the shore of the bay can be seen, however, not the water.
Postcard

Ore Docks

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen.
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View Along the Baraboo River

Date: 1868
Description: View of the Baraboo River and surrounding structures.
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Sawmill

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph image of a sawmill.
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Sawmill

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph view of Bayfield with a sawmill in the foreground.
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View along the Rock River

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over houses towards the industrial area along the Rock River.
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View along the Rock River

Date: 1900
Description: Oval-framed view of the industrial area along the Rock River.
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Cornish Miner's Homes in British Hollow

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Description: Cornish miner's homes on a hill, with surrounding landscape.
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Dam and Lumbermill

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Wausau mill and dam next to the river, where logs were first sorted.
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Brooklyn Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of railroad tracks and station.
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East Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down unpaved East Main Street, with lumber stacked along the roadside on the left, and on the right storefronts are lining the street. A horse-drawn v...

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